Palo Verde senior third baseman Drew Kaplan earned a prestigious honor Monday after helping lead the Panthers to the 5A state title.
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Kayla McGinnis scored on a 4-yard touchdown run with 30 seconds remaining to break a 20-20 tie and give Silverado’s flag football team a 26-20 win over visiting Cimarron-Memorial on Friday.
Marquise Rayborn scored 18 points Thursday, and Las Vegas’ boys basketball team routed Liberty 67-50 to move into a tie for second place in the Northeast League.
Kylee Bauer completed 12 of 20 passes for 141 yards, including a touchdown pass to Aniyah Reed to help Desert Oasis’ flag football team to a 14-12 win over visiting Centennial on Wednesday.
Shane Barnes had 15 points Friday night to lead Eldorado’s boys basketball team to a 55-51 home win over Rancho.
Haley Tyrell had 14 points, six assists, four rebounds and three steals Friday to help Coronado’s girls basketball team to a 52-44 win over visiting Foothill.
Jadyn McArthur passed for 313 yards and five touchdowns to lead Foothill’s flag football team to a 41-14 win over visiting Eldorado on Tuesday.
Ariel Hamilton’s 6-foot floater at the overtime buzzer Tuesday allowed Basic’s girls basketball team to nip visiting Eldorado, 37-35.
Jake DesJardins hit two free throws in the final 10 seconds and finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds Tuesday as Coronado’s boys basketball team rallied to beat visiting Green Valley, 60-59.
Las Vegas is a special kind of resort city. In the city, you get The Strip (along with the Sphere); on the outside, you get the vast Mojave Desert with its nostalgic attractions. In the past, people visiting Las Vegas would do so with the phrase in mind: “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.” […]
The school’s teams will have a new nickname in August after an agreement with Arizona State to use the Sundevils moniker and the Sparky mascot was discontinued.
Faith Lutheran thrower Preston Beery set the unofficial state record in the shot put Friday to earn Nevada Preps Boys Athlete of the Week honors.
Basic’s baseball team has been forced to forfeit all of its league games for using ineligible players, the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association confirmed.
Former Bishop Gorman standout Rome Odunze was selected ninth by the Chicago Bears, and former Liberty athlete Troy Fautanu went 20th overall to the Steelers.